One show that I used to watch a lot was Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. I loved it because not only did I love the touching stories and watching others lives get improved, but I also loved the fact that even though there were so many houses being built during the season, there were always completely different thoughts and ideas that went to each individual room of every individual house.

Having recently moved, I no longer have a television and have long stopped following any type of television show. But the other day, I saw that there was an online episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, and decided to watch it. Even now, I still love the show, but I questioned exactly how much of a theme should go into a room.

If you've ever watched the show, you'll know that, especially when designing children bedrooms and play rooms, there is usually one big theme that every single element of the room revolves around. And when I say every single element, I truly mean everything. From the wall paper to every single type of furniture placed in that room. And while that's really cool and all, I still wonder how long the excitement will last. For one, kids have an remarkably short attention span. One moment their favorite color is blue, and the next moment, it's orange.

This is just a word of caution to those who are trying to decorate a room for their children. I don't want to take the fun out of decorating these rooms; there are still so many decorating ideas you can do! And I'm also not saying that you should stay away from themed rooms. However, I do think that when decorating a child's room, one should always leave room for some kind of decorating flexibility. Some ways you can do this is the keep the wallpaper simple instead of decking it out towards one specific theme. Use paint instead of wallpaper, and then let your furniture do the theme-showing. You could also buy plainer furniture, or furniture that you can paint over once your child has grown out of whatever it originally looked like when you bought it.

Again, this is not to be discouraging. Just something to consider. After all, it would definitely be a shame to put so much effort into a room and then have your child grow bored of it so soon!